~ Ralph Vaughan Williams
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~ London Philharmonic Orchestra
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~ Roy Henderson
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~ Various Artists
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~ John Shirley-Quirk
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Track Listings
| 1. Symphony No.6 in E minor |
| 2. A Song of Thanksgiving |
| 3. The Lark Ascending |
| 4. Sym No.6 in e: IV. Epilogue: Moderato |
| 5. Sym No.6 in e: III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace (Original Version) |
| 6. A Song Of Thanksgiving - Betty Dolemore/Robert Speaight/Harry Gabb/Luton Chor Society/Luton Girls' Chor/Arthur E Davies |
| 7. The Lark Ascending - Jean Pougnet |
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The Vaughan Williams works appearing on this disc come from a time of cataclysmic world events. From the rise of the European dictators in the thirties to WW2, many critics have noted these themes to be his influence. Symphony No.6 was begun in the final days of WW2 and finished in 1947, dubbed as "VW's War Symphony" a phrase rebuked by VW, stating that it was " … just a piece of music". This "piece of music" was recorded by HMV in 1949, VW unhappy with the scherzo re-wrote it and it was re-recorded a year later (both versions appear on this disc). In 1943 the BBC approached VW to write a piece to be performed on the defeat of Hitler's Germany. VW compiled his own libretto from the Bible, Shakespeare and Kipling. A Song of Thanksgiving was first performed on May 13, 1945 - five days after VE Day. There is no chauvinistic gloating in the music, merely a thankfulness and a determination to build a better future. The final work on this disc is from the pre-1914 idyll folk-song in which George Meredith's poem inspired VW's most original and ultimately flawless works, a violin romance like no other before or since. All the tracks on this disc are licenced to Dutton by EMI and were recorded in 1949-52.
The Vaughan Williams works appearing on this disc come from a time of cataclysmic world events. From the rise of the European dictators in the thirties to WW2, many critics have noted these themes to be his influence. Symphony No.6 was begun in the final days of WW2 and finished in 1947, dubbed as "VW's War Symphony" a phrase rebuked by VW, stating that it was " … just a piece of music". This "piece of music" was recorded by HMV in 1949, VW unhappy with the scherzo re-wrote it and it was re-recorded a year later (both versions appear on this disc). In 1943 the BBC approached VW to write a piece to be performed on the defeat of Hitler's Germany. VW compiled his own libretto from the Bible, Shakespeare and Kipling. A Song of Thanksgiving was first performed on May 13, 1945 - five days after VE Day. There is no chauvinistic gloating in the music, merely a thankfulness and a determination to build a better future. The final work on this disc is from the pre-1914 idyll folk-song in which George Meredith's poem inspired VW's most original and ultimately flawless works, a violin romance like no other before or since. All the tracks on this disc are licenced to Dutton by EMI and were recorded in 1949-52.
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